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Biomolecules 2012, 2, 622-634; doi:10.3390/biom2040622 OPEN ACCESS biomolecules ISSN 2218-273X /journal/biomolecules/ Article Decorin Content and Near Infrared Spectroscopy Analysis of Dried Collagenous Biomaterial Samples Mila L. Aldema-Ramos 1,*, Joan Carles Castell 2, Zerlina E. Muir 1, Jose Maria Adzet 2, 2 3 Rosa Sabe and Suzanne Schreyer 1 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Eastern Regional Research Center, 600 E. Mermaid LN, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, USA; E-Mail: zerlina.muir@ (Z.E.M.) 2 Asociación de Investigación de la Industria de Curtidos y Anexas (AIICA). Pla de la Massa, s/n, Igualada, Spain; E-Mails: joanccastell@ (J.C.C.); info@ (J.M.A.); innovation@ (R.S.) 3 Chemometrics Applications, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Tewksbury, MA 01876, USA; E-Mail: suzanne.schreyer@ (S.S.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: mila.ramos@; Tel.: +1-215-836-6909, Fax: +1-215-233-6795. Received: 10 October 2012; in revised form: 30 November 2012 / Accepted: 3 December 2012 / Published: 14 December 2012 Abstract: The efficient removal of proteoglycans, such as decorin, from the hide when processing it to leather by traditional means is generally acceptable and beneficial for leather quality, especially for softness and flexibility. A patented waterless or acetone dehydration method that can generate a product similar to leather called Dried Collagenous Biomaterial (known as BCD) was developed but has no effect